The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival gets underway from May 17 to 28 with private jets from all over the globe gravitating to the South of France for the prestigious event.
Organizers are set to axe COVID-19 curbs ahead of the diamond jubilee event. with no plans to test attendees, as it did last year, and no mark mandate at screenings.
The majority of private jets with passengers destined for Cannes will pass through either Nice Cote d’Azur Airport (LFMN) or Mandelieu Airport (LFMD).
Business jet parking spots for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos next month are in short supply.
Although there is still some availability depending on the aircraft type, these are being snapped up on a first-come, first-served basis.
Any operators considering Zurich Airport (LSZH) during WEF should not hesitate any longer to make requests.
After a two-year hiatus, the World Economic Forum will return to Davos from May 22-26.Under the theme of, “Working Together, Restoring Trust”, topics up for discussion will include economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic, tackling climate change, harnessing new technologies, and achieving peace.WEF 2022 will be the first physical leadership event since the COVID-19 pandemic and will bring a lot of business jet traffic to Switzerland.
A number of European countries have ended all entry restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with others relaxing rules significantly.
Ireland
Ireland has called a halt to all restrictions for all arriving international travelers; proof of vaccination, recovery, or a negative PCR test result are no longer required.
A completed Passenger Locator Form for each visitor has also been scrapped.
The 2022 NBAA International Operators Conference (IOC2022) gets underway from March 14-16 in Los Angeles, CA, with UAS a proud sponsor of the IOC Scholarship Fund.
The UAS team will be in attendance to meet delegates and share insight and advice for operators hoping to enhance efficiency overcome specific pain points in their domestic and international operations.
UAS experts will also be sharing their knowledge in two presentations taking place during the event.
The United States has joined the EU and Canada and moving to ban Russian aircraft from its airspace.
The prohibition will include any aircraft that is owned, certified, operated, registered, chartered, leased, or controlled by, for, or for the benefit of a person who is a citizen of Russia will be prohibited from flying over the U.S.
The European Union has closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft.
Strengthening sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the EU proposed the prohibition on all Russian-owned, registered, or controlled aircraft on February 27..
From now on, aircraft owned, chartered, or otherwise controlled by a Russian native or citizen will not be able to land in, take off from, or overfly EU territory.
Ukrainian airspace has been closed for civil aviation operations due to the high safety risks caused by military activity.
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is reminding operators that this is now an active conflict zone.
Ukrainian airspace and infrastructure, including airports, are now exposed to military activities which result in safety risks.
The possible use of a range of ground and airborne warfare systems poses a significant risk to operations and aircraft at all levels.
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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